TWO YEAR OLD STATS:
Weight:
Height:
Clothes: mostly 24mo, but some 18mo in pants/dresses
Diapers: size 4
Shoes: size 4/5
Teeth: 15 with 1 cuspid on the way
Happy Birthday Frantic Kate!!
It seems like just yesterday we were snuggling your sweet as
sugar self in our arms in the hospital and now here you are spunky as ever,
talking in full sentences and making yourself known wherever you are! You are so
incredibly precious to us and while our house sure would be quieter without you,
we sure can’t imagine our lives without you that’s for sure! You bring so much
laughter into this home-you are so stinkin’ cute and truly you keep all four of
us in stitches from your adorable ways! And good thing we find you so cute because
you are also the biggest handful we have ever had the privilege of parenting so
far! =) You are determined, persistent, strong-willed, and stubborn. BUT…you
are also cuddly, adorable, precious, and perfect to us as well! We are thankful
for God’s grace as we struggle to find what works in parenting your little
heart. You are quick to sin but quick to ask for forgiveness and boy do we pray
that this repentant heart you possess stays with you for your whole life
because after all, that is truly what it means to walk with Christ….the daily
act of repenting, again and again and again. We thank the Lord for the gift you are to our
family and for all the ways we know He will use YOU to sanctify us. We’re
smitten over you, handful or not! =)
Happiest of birthdays sweet girl! We love celebrating your life!
Love, Mommy & Daddy
Milestones
and Memories from 23-24mo:
-You’re
still a picky, crazy little eater. One day you love hamburgers, the next you
won’t touch it. One day this will end so it doesn’t stress us out like it did
with the twins the first time around. But really the funnies thing is that you
will climb up into your high chair on your own and say “hungy, hungy”….ok we’ll
take the hint! =) Still eat zero veggies unless it’s a squeeze pack and then
you will suck it down in about 5 seconds flat. Makes no sense but we’ll roll
with it! Other solid favorites: CEREAL, YoBaby yogurt, applesauce, cheese
sticks, hot dogs/corn dogs (you love ketchup), chicken nuggets, sometimes PBJ,
mandarin oranges, raspberries, blueberries, banana with peanut butter, eggs,
oatmeal, muffins, hummus/bread…those are pretty much our staples. And you walk
around the house all day saying “snack, snack” as if you haven’t’ eaten in days…=)
AND…your know how to open the pantry, grab a bowl or cup and help yourself
which is
T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
-You
are still a little chatterbox and everywhere we go people comment on how much
you talk…yep we’re aware. You go non-stop from sun up to sun down and sometimes
it’s adorable and sometimes it’s incredibly difficult to be patient with your
many, many requests =) But so wonderful to see your vocabulary continue to
flourish and see you put new words, phrases and concepts into your everyday
speech. We’re super thankful to understand 99.9% of what you say! And if we’re
not sure, chances are your sisters can figure it out! Things you have said many,
many times around our house this past month: “what’s this, what’s that,” I
help, I help,” “mine, my pumpkin, my book, my baby, my mama” (fill in with
whatever object or thing you are thinking is yours), “I had it first,” “I come
with you,” and “tell you something.” There is really nothing that we can say
that gets by you…if you even hear the mention of mommy leaving you fall apart
and sob hysterically! You still say many words by adding a “y” to the end of
them and it’s so super cute! (milky, booky). And hands down the funniest thing
you said this month was, “ladies, ladies, excuse me excuse me!” when pushing
through to get the laundry room door…we all died laughing!
-Things
you enjoy playing with right now: baby dolls with your sisters and while you have
been pretending with them for a while, now they have you calling them “mommy”
or calling you other names and you understand that it’s just playing pretend.
So, so cute! You play the role of little sis well and despite your possessive
ways, they are so patient with you and include you in everything! SO thankful
for sweet big sisters for you! You love to read books and usually make it
through half before you jump up to pick another one. Stamina isn’t quite your
thing yet. =) Your favorite book is the clothesline book and you pick it
every.single.time you are given the chance to pick a book! You enjoy working
puzzles and you love anything involving art-coloring, painting, stickers,
glitter…you love craft time including glue sticks and scissors! You also still
LOVE to be outside-that hasn’t changed and sometimes I think you would live
outside if meals could be served out there. You love riding bikes, taking
walks, playing at the park, playing in the sandbox, jumping in the bouncy
house, doing sidewalk chalk-anything to be outside!
-Things we want to remember you doing from this stage: You
love to pick out beanie babies or a baby doll to sleep with you and like them
to be covered up just like you! You love to play hide and seek and quite good
at being quiet in your spot! You get so scared though when you are being chased
and will put both hands out in the “stop!” position and just start shaking. You
are still petrified of people dressed up in costumes (Aubie, Santa, CFA cow)
and will start trembling when they come near you. Like utterly scared to death!
You are extremely territorial when other little ones are at our house and play
with “your” toys-you squeal and attempt to take it from them =( but then other
times, you share super well! Guess it goes with the stage and age. You can sort
colors correctly, have begun trying to count, & can sing nursery rhymes and other songs.
You still love to be rocked and will be as precious as you ever are right
before we put you to bed….you know how to work the system I’m afraid =) You
still have an obsession with dogs, as long as they stay at a safe distance from
you-otherwise you get super scared and want to be held! Still love to be mommy’s
helper in the kitchen and help bake, stir, add in ingredients-you definitely
don’t want to be left out ever! You are probably ready to be potty trained as
you ask to go potty (#2) all the time and are very successful…we’re just not
quite ready for that! You have yet to pee pee in the potty but can do the other
on a fairly regular basis and you can’t stand to have a dirty diaper. Lastly,
you have been given the nickname “Frantic Kate” as of lately because everything
you do is so frantic! Whether it’s excitement or anger, you are incredibly
frantic and you get louder and louder until you are acknowledged. It fits you
perfectly sweet thing! =) Last fun fact: you are deathly afraid of daddy blowing
bubbles with his gum. It’s hilarious and sad all at the same time, but we just
can’t help but keep doing it because the reaction is truly priceless.
-Important dates
this month: 10/3-you went to your first Auburn football game (vs. San Jose
State) and made it through halftime before daddy took you home; 10/9-10/10-you
slept in the bed with mommy for the first time at Uncle Nathan and Aunt Kim’s
(later we realized it was because you weren’t feeling good at all!) but you had
a tough tough time there! 10/12-You were diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
which explains your weekend behavior and it made you perfectly miserable for over
a week! =( 10/25-you had your first s’more by the
campfire at First Pres pumpkin social and loved every last bite of it!
